HISTORY

HISTORY

With regard to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, consider the following statements:

1. He presided over the Calcutta Session of 1906 which called for Swaraj.
2. He always interpreted Swaraj as complete independence from foreign rule.
3. He supported the age of consent bill which raised the marriageable age .

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

answer option d

• 1st statement is incorrect - The demand for Swaraj was made in Calcutta session of 1906 which was presided over by Dada Bhai Naoroji.
• 2nd statement is incorrect - In the later part of his political association with Congress Tilak made it clear that demand of swaraj was within the British govt and not complete independence. He insisted that Swaraj was a demand related to the reformation of existing constitutional reforms.
• 3rd statement is incorrect - Despite being opposed to early marriage, Tilak opposed Age of Consent Bill as he saw it as an interference with Hinduism by foreigners.